Military lowers bar for recruits
WASHINGTON — The Army met its recruiting goal for November by again accepting a high percentage of recruits who scored in the lowest category on the military’s aptitude tests, raising renewed concerns that the quality of the all-volunteer force will suffer, reports the Baltimore Sun.
Pentagon officials said that the Army exceeded its 5,600 recruit goal by 256 for November, while the Army Reserve brought in 1,454 recruits, exceeding its target by 112. To do so, however, they accepted a “double digit” percentage of recruits who scored between 16 and 30 out of a possible 99 on the military’s aptitude test, said officials who requested anonymity.
posted December 22, 2005
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